Web watch

To suggest topics or sites for Web Watch, please visit http://www.physicstoday.org/suggesrwebwatch.html . Compiled and edited by Charles Day

http://www.raiseproiect.org

Boosting the status of women in engineering, mathematics, medicine, and science is the aim of the RAISE project. The project maintains a database of professional awards to attract what the founders hope will become successful applications and nominations.

http://www.nanohub.org

The NSF-funded Network for Computational Nanotech-nology has created nanoHUB, an online resource center for software related to nanoscience. Tutorials and seminars are also available, including Supriyo Datta’s four lectures “Concepts of Quantum Transport.”

http://onebillionbulbs.com

Compact fluorescent bulbs cost 3-10 times more than incandescent bulbs, yet consume 65-75% less electricity and last 10 times longer. Visit One Billion Bulbs, if you need encouragement to make the cost-saving, environment-friendly switch to compact fluorescent bulbs.

http://paperplane.org

If you’ve ever folded a piece of paper into an airplane, launched it, and wondered how to improve its range and performance, visit Ken Blackburn’s Paper Airplanes . Blackburn’s site includes plane patterns, education resources, and a treatise on the aerodynamics of paper planes.